The Talmud, in Tamid 32a asks: Who is wise? One who foresees the consequences of his actions. This teaching suggests that we should make every effort to contemplate and consider the results of the actions we take or neglect to take. The race for the White House has produced much consternation across the broad spectrum of the American political landscape. Should the current front runners of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton prevail – Americans will face the dubious dilemma of having to choose who in their estimation is the lesser of two evils. There is little doubt that liberals and […]

Prior to his death, the courageous German churchman Dietrich Bonhoeffer famously said: “Silence in the face of evil is evil itself. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act.” To fortify the stranglehold of Germany’s anti-Semitic laws, Nazi law called for the death penalty to those found protecting or giving aid to the Jewish people. Rev. Bonhoeffer chose the path of civil disobedience in resistance to these nefarious laws and was summarily hung for his act of bravery. His soul and conscience would give him no peace if he remained silent in the face of such […]